Rugby World Cup: How Wales created a home-away-from-home in Japan cnn.com

Roads lined with fans and a stadium full of cheering on watchers also greeted the Welsh rugby team in the Japanese city of Kitakyushu when they arrived on Saturday.
"Seeing all the banners and the people cheering us was brilliant," Wales center Owen Watkin told the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).
There isn't much more we can say than just let you watch this.....@rugbyworldcup pic.twitter.com/8yTcRZL9YU — Welsh Rugby Union 🏉 (@WelshRugbyUnion) September 16, 2019After Wales played Japan in Cardiff in 2016, the WRU established a program aimed at building a "home-away-from-home" for when the Welsh team arrived at their pre-tournament base ahead of the 2019 Rugby World Cup's start.
A welcoming nationDuring five-day spells in Japan, Welsh rugby coaches trained over a thousand people of all ages.
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